Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Hoshiarpur(Punjab )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Shri Roshan Lal, Ex-MP (H.P)
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Dropati Devi
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Date of Birth
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05.10.1944
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Place of Birth
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Sanawar, Distt. Solan (Himachal Pradesh)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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23 Nov 1968
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Spouse’s Name
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Shri R.L. Chowdhary, Ex. M.L.A
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No.of Daughters
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4
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Educational Qualifications
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B.A., B.Ed., Certificates in Military training, Home Science, Poultry and Animal Husbandry
Educated at Government College for Girls, Government College of Education,
Chandigarh, Panjab University and Himachal Pradesh University
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Political and Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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(i) Piplanwala, Dagana Road, New Deshmesh Nagar
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Hoshiarpur, Punjab
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Tel. (01882) 250007
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(ii) 1320, Sector 15-B,
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Chandigarh
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Tel. (0172) 2770065
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Present Address |
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306, Punjab Bhawan, Copernicus Marg,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tel. (011) 23383804 (R), 09463602133 (M)
23061187, 23063793 (O)
Fax: (011) 23061108
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Position Held |
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1964
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Member, Congress Party, Himachal Pradesh
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1986-1992
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Vice-President, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
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Vice-President, All India Mahila Congress
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General Secretary, Mahila Congress, Punjab
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Member, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.)
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Member, Central Election Authority, A.I.C.C.
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Member, Introspection Committee, A.I.C.C.
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Member, Political Advisory Committee, A.I.C.C.
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Member, Ethics Committee, A.I.C.C.
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Secretary, All India Congress Committee
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1992
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Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
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1993-96
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Member, Panel of Chairmen, Lok Sabha
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Convenor, Committee on Official Language
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Executive Member, Congress Party in Parliament (Two terms)
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha
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1999-2000
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Member, Committee on Railways
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Member, Committee on the Empowerment of Women
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Nov. 2004-2009
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Chairperson, National Commission for Safai Karamcharis, Govternment of India (MOS)
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
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Member, Central Coordination Committee Constituted under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
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Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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Member, India-Cyprus Parliamentary Friendship Group
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Member, Regional Direct Taxes Advisory Committee, Chandigarh
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
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Member (Special Invitee), Commonwealth Games Committee
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17 Jun. 2013 onwards
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Union Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Upliftment of the poor; deep sense of commitment to the constituents; meeting people of the constituency; helping the poor and the downtrodden
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading newspapers and religious books
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Sports and Clubs
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Passed physical proficiency Star I and Star II tests; won rifle shooting award during N.C.C.
training camp; recipient of best NCC Cadet and won medals and certificates in hockey, baseball
and kho-kho during college days
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Countries Visited
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Widelly travelled
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Other Information
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Chairperson, Punjab Public Service Commission, 1975-86; Administrative Member, Punjab Public Service Commission; Syndicate Member, Panjab University; Senate Member, Panjab
University; and Non-official Director, Punjab & Sind Bank; Father-in-law, Ch. Sunder SIngh, ex. MP, Punjab Assembly
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Reference: Loksabha